Sahih al-Bukhari 1185

Hadith text

Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-rabi' Al-Ansari:that he remembered Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he also remembered a mouthful of water which he had thrown on his face, after taking it from a well that was in their house. Mahmud said that he had heard `Itban bin Malik, who was present with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the battle of Badr saying, "I used to lead my people at Bani Salim in the prayer and there was a valley between me and those people. Whenever it rained it used to be difficult for me to cross it to go to their mosque. So I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, 'I have weak eyesight and the valley between me and my people flows during the rainy season and it becomes difficult for me to cross it; I wish you would come to my house and pray at a place so that I could take that place as a praying place.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'I will do so.' So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came to my house in the (next) morning after the sun had risen high. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked my permission to let him in and I admitted him. He did not sit before saying, 'Where do you want us to offer the prayer in your house?' I pointed to the place where I wanted him to pray. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up for the prayer and started the prayer with Takbir and we aligned in rows behind him; and he offered two rak`at, and finished them with Taslim, and we also performed Taslim with him. I detained him for a meal called "Khazir" which I had prepared for him.--("Khazir" is a special type of dish prepared from barley flour and meat soup)-- When the neighbors got the news that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was in my house, they poured in till there were a great number of men in the house. One of them said, 'What is wrong with Malik, for I do not see him?' One of them replied, 'He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle.' On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Don't say this. Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah for Allah's sake only.' The man replied, 'Allah and His Apostle know better; but by Allah, we never saw him but helping and talking with the hypocrites.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, 'No doubt, whoever says. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and by that he wants the pleasures of Allah, then Allah will save him from Hell." Mahmud added, "I told the above narration to some people, one of whom was Abu Aiyub, the companion of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the battle in which he (Abu Aiyub) died and Yazid bin Mu'awiya was their leader in Roman Territory. Abu Aiyub denounced the narration and said, 'I doubt that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ever said what you have said.' I felt that too much, and I vowed to Allah that if I remained alive in that holy battle, I would (go to Medina and) ask `Itban bin Malik if he was still living in the mosque of his people. So when he returned, I assumed Ihram for Hajj or `Umra and then I proceeded on till I reached Medina. I went to Bani Salim and `Itban bin Malik, who was by then an old blind man, was leading his people in the prayer. When he finished the prayer, I greeted him and introduced myself to him and then asked him about that narration. He told that narration again in the same manner as he had narrated it the first time

Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi Al-Ansari bataate hain ke unhe Allah ke Rasool yaad hain, aur woh mun-bhar paani bhi yaad hai jo unhone unke chehre par chhidka tha, ek kuye se jo unke ghar mein tha. Mahmud ne bataya ke unhone Itban bin Malik ko, jo Badr ki jung mein Allah ke Rasool ke saath maujood the, kehte suna: "Main apni Bani Salim qaum ki imamat karta tha, aur mere aur unke darmiyan ek wadi thi. Jab baarish hoti, use paar karke unki masjid tak jaana mushkil ho jaata. Main Allah ke Rasool ke paas gaya aur kaha: 'Meri nazar kamzor hai, aur mere aur meri qaum ke darmiyan wadi baarish ke mausam mein bharri rehti hai jise paar karna mushkil hai; kaash aap mere ghar aayein aur kisi jagah namaz padhein taake main use apna Musalla bana sakoon.' Allah ke Rasool ne kaha: 'Main aisa karunga.' To Allah ke Rasool aur Abu Bakr mere ghar (agli) subah aaye, suraj kaafi buland ho chuka tha. Allah ke Rasool ne andar aane ki ijazat maangi aur maine di. Woh baithe nahi jab tak unhone pucha: 'Aap apne ghar mein kahan namaz padhwana chahenge?' Maine woh jagah dikhai jahan main chahta tha. To Allah ke Rasool namaz ke liye khade hue, Takbir kahi aur humne unke peechhe safein bana lin; Aap ne do rakat padhi aur Taslim ki, humne bhi unke saath Taslim ki. Maine unhe 'Khazir' (jau ke aate aur gosht ke shorbe se bana ek khaas khana) khilane ke liye roka jo maine unke liye taiyaar kiya tha. Jab padosiyon ko pata chala ke Allah ke Rasool mere ghar mein hain, woh jama hone lage yahan tak ke ghar mein bahut log ho gaye. Unme se ek ne kaha: 'Malik ko kya hua, main use nahi dekh raha?' Doosre ne jawab diya: 'Woh munafiq hai, Allah aur uske Rasool se mohabbat nahi karta.' Yeh sunkar Allah ke Rasool ne kaha: 'Aisa mat kaho. Kya tumne nahi dekha usne \'La ilaha illallah\' kaha, sirf Allah ki raza ke liye?' Shaks ne jawab diya: 'Allah aur uske Rasool behtar jaante hain; magar Allah ki qasam, humne use hamesha munafiqon ki madad karte aur unse baat karte dekha hai.' Allah ke Rasool ne jawab diya: 'Beshak, jo bhi La ilaha illallah kahe, aur isse sirf Allah ki raza chahe, Allah use Dozakh se bacha lega.'" Mahmud ne joda: "Maine yeh riwayat kuch logon ko batai, unme se ek Abu Aiyub the, jo Allah ke Rasool ke sathi the us jung mein jisme Abu Aiyub shaheed hue, jab Yazid bin Muawiya Roman ilaqe mein unke leader the. Abu Aiyub ne is riwayat ko inkaar kiya aur kaha: 'Mujhe shak hai ke Allah ke Rasool ne kabhi aisa kaha jaisa tumne bataya.' Mujhe bahut bura laga, aur maine Allah se qasam khai ke agar main us jang mein zinda raha, to (Madina jaakar) Itban bin Malik se poochunga kya woh abhi bhi apni qaum ki masjid mein zinda hain. Jab main wapas aaya, maine Hajj ya Umrah ka Ihram baandha aur Madina pahuncha. Main Bani Salim gaya, aur Itban bin Malik, jo ab budhe aur andhe ho chuke the, apni qaum ki imamat kar rahe the. Namaz khatam hone par, maine unhe salaam kiya, apna taaruf karaya, aur unse yeh riwayat pucha. Unhone wahi riwayat dobara bilkul waisi hi bataai jaisi unhone pehli baar batai thi."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1185 · Book 19, Hadith 62